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My secret superpower is apparently Latin Dancing

My secret superpower is apparently Latin Dancing

When I posted three-hundred-and-twelve-pounds! When did that happen? this morning, I also posted it on Facebook and Twitter.

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Three-hundred-and-twelve-pounds! When did that happen?

Three-hundred-and-twelve-pounds! When did that happen?

As I have begun to share over in shop healthy, cook healthy, eat healthy, be healthy, I really let myself go.

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Running home is best because all the kinks were gone

Running home is best because all the kinks were gone

So nice so smooth. Second runs always lack the kinks and aches. Was so nice and mostly downhill!

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Running to work for the first time in a long time

Running to work for the first time in a long time

Starting up an old habit: commuting by foot: running, walking, lumbering! Huzzah! Feels so good!

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Giving 9Round Columbia Pike my money

Giving 9Round Columbia Pike my money

A brand new 9Round gym opened up in the Penrose Square neighborhood of South Arlington, and I popped on January 7 after eating tacos and drinking margaritas at my favorite local, Taqueria el Poblano, just to see who took over the vacated commercial space.  It was a gym called 9Round.

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Use Instagram as the starting point to promote your business online

Use Instagram as the starting point to promote your business online

I chose Instagram as ground zero for Live Tweeting events because with just a little set-up, you can take just one filtered square photo with your smartphone using Instagram and you can automagically post to Facebook, Flicker, Tumblr, Twitter, and Swarm with one click — it just takes a little bold sharing of your organization’s Facebook, Flicker, Tumblr, Twitter, Swarm logins and passwords.

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Shop healthy, cook healthy, eat healthy, be healthy

Shop healthy, cook healthy, eat healthy, be healthy

I lost my way back in October and gained a lot of weight instead of losing it. I may well be above 300 pounds, which I plan to check this evening (I just ate lunch).  

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Took a nice four mile run around the National Mall today

Took a nice four mile run around the National Mall today

My girlfriend has been pushing me to get outside and get more active. I love her for that.

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Two laps around Roosevelt Island

Two laps around Roosevelt Island

I was excited to do two laps in one go around Theodore Roosevelt Island!

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Doing Today's Concept2 Workout of the Day (WOD)

Doing Today's Concept2 Workout of the Day (WOD)

It's already the 12th and I haven't even started the 2016 Concept2 Virtual Team Challenge to join my teammates on Team Grotto -- but I shall today.

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Gear and tech that'll make me strong and skinny

Gear and tech that'll make me strong and skinny

OK, I am not so naïve as to assume that all the fitness apps we have have strapped to our wrists, clipped to our shirts, and filling up our iPhones and Androids -- but it's not far from the truth.

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The fitness gear and tech that will make me strong and skinny in 2016

The fitness gear and tech that will make me strong and skinny in 2016

So, my obsession with Fitbit, Runkeeper, and MyFitnessPal has been an absolutely essential part of my essential weight management and health maintenance program.

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Guest Panelist on FIR #15: The Open Web vs. Content Silos

Guest Panelist on FIR #15: The Open Web vs. Content Silos

Late last year Shel Holtz actually tapped me and asked me to be a guest on his For Immediate Release podcast. FIR was on my bucket list and it was a really enjoyable experience. I hope to do it again. Let me know what you think.

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Two nice muddy laps around Roosevelt Island

Two nice muddy laps around Roosevelt Island

My girl and I popped out to Roosevelt Island and did one 1.5 mile trail running lap and then another 1.5 mile trail running lap.

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Oy! My lumbago!

Oy! My lumbago!

I threw my back out last Saturday morning. It was a sleep injury, which I started getting when I turned 40. it's not bad, it's just annoying. And frustrating. 

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Add For Immediate Release to your podcast queue

Add For Immediate Release to your podcast queue

Out of thin air, and fulfilling a dream, Shel asked me if I might be willing to join a hand-picked panel of PR professionals and I jumped on it.

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Spinning is awesome at Biker Barre

Spinning is awesome at Biker Barre

My girlfriend keeps on inviting me to Spin at Biker Barre in DC on Capitol Hill and I have never said no because it's pretty awesome.  

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Spicy Tofu Ramen Noodle Bowl

Spicy Tofu Ramen Noodle Bowl

Guess what my girlfriend and I are having really soon? Ramen Noodle Bowl with Escarole and Spicy Tofu Crumbles!

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Action films make for a grand row

Action films make for a grand row

While I appreciate UCanRow2's recent article, 10 Indoor Rowing Workouts to Kill 10K, I must admit that my secret is watching streaming movies off of Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon.

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Keep rowing between the challenges!

Keep rowing between the challenges!

The best thing for me to do is to row at least 10,000 meters every day for the rest of my life; and, the hardest thing to do is to continue rowing between Concept2 Online Challenges .

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Finished the Holiday Challenge with 157,762 meters

Finished the Holiday Challenge with 157,762 meters

The good news is that I rowed more than 100,000 meters during the 2015 Concept2 Holiday Challenge --  157,762 meters -- but the bad news is that I came short of the 200km that I wanted to accrue before midnight last night.

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3 predictions for online marketing in 2016

3 predictions for online marketing in 2016

Happy holidays, readers! If you’re here visiting from a global fortune 500 company you may already know some of these predictions because, until now, only enterprises could hitherto afford to innovate and integrate the sort of services and application development required to go from the standard WordPress + Google Analytics + Google AdWords + MailChimp + Facebook set up that most SMBs are rocking for their web presence and online marketing.

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WAMU 88.5FM 2015 holiday programming schedule

WAMU 88.5FM 2015 holiday programming schedule

As I mentioned over on Big Broadcast WAMU Schedule for Christmas 2015, DC's NPR affiliate WAMU 88.5FM is hosting an amazing holiday schedule between Christmas Eve and January 3. You should check it out.

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Big Broadcast WAMU Schedule for Christmas 2015

Big Broadcast WAMU Schedule for Christmas 2015

If you know me, you know that I am a fan of public radio, a superfan of The Big Broadcast, and a super-duper fan of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.

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3 days until the Holiday Challenge ends

3 days until the Holiday Challenge ends

You know how I thought it was a good idea to try out CrossFit in the middle of the Concept2 Holiday Challenge? Well, it wasn't.

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Entering the cult of CrossFit in 2016

Entering the cult of CrossFit in 2016

As of Monday, January 4, it looks like I will serve my first week in the cult of CrossFit.

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